64B8-13.005: Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to address the current five most mis-diagnosed medical conditions.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The five most mis-diagnosed medical conditions for purposes of continuing medical education in prevention of medical errors.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(4), 458.309, 458.319 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), (3), 456.033, 458.319(4) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal.
(1) Every physician licensed pursuant to Chapter 458, F.S., shall be required to complete 40 hours of continuing medical education courses approved by the Board in the 24 months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the Department.
(a) through (b) No change.
(c) Completion of two hours of continuing medical education relating to prevention of medical errors which includes a study of root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety, and which is approved by any state or federal government agency, or nationally affiliated professional association, or any provider of Category I or II American Medical Association Continuing Medical Education. One hour of a two hour course which is provided by a facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 395, F.S., for its employees may be used to partially meet this requirement. The course must include information relating to the five most mis-diagnosed conditions during the previous biennium, as determined by the Board. While wrong site/wrong procedure surgery continues to be the most common basis for quality of care violations, the The following areas have been determined as the five most mis-diagnosed conditions: wrong-site/patient surgery; cancer; cardiac; acute abdomen; timely diagnosis of surgical complications; and stroke and related cranial conditions failing to diagnose pre-existing conditions prior to prescribing contraindicated medications.
(2) through (11) No change.
Specific Authority 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(4), 458.309, 458.319 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), (3), 456.033, 458.319(4) FS. HistoryNew 9-7-86, Amended 11-17-87, 11-15-88, 1-31-90, 9-15-92, Formerly 21M-28.002, Amended 12-5-93, Formerly 61F6-28.002, Amended 3-1-95, 1-3-96, 1-26-97, Formerly 59R-13.005, Amended 5-18-99, 2-7-01, 6-4-02, 10-8-03, 5-4-04, 5-20-04, 4-5-05, 4-25-06, 12-26-06,_________.
